Can't get Windows 10.
Aug 5, 2015 20:31:05 #
I Love Win 7, but I also love newer technology and what if can offer. I think MS got it right with Win 10. I'm sure it still will have some"kinks", but that does not dissuade me. I started with Basic & punch tapes with an old IBM in the early 70's. Learned DOS, then Win3.0, 3.1, struggled with Millennium, loved XP, Vista, ... So after that evolution, Win 10 excites but does not scare me. With the erroneous perception of "Apple's error free IOS's" people think Apple devices are different. They are not. Just think about all the "updates of software" fixes of Apple issues. There is no perfect scenario, but I do think as the evolution continues, the products get better.
Sorry to ramble on and I appreciate your suggestion about, "if it ain't broke don't fix it" , but I'll risk it because, "nothing ventured, nothing gained".
Ciao,
Mark
Sorry to ramble on and I appreciate your suggestion about, "if it ain't broke don't fix it" , but I'll risk it because, "nothing ventured, nothing gained".
Ciao,
Mark
Aug 5, 2015 20:34:37 #
I refused it, and deleted the update icon on my taskbar. 100% spyware it is. :)
Aug 5, 2015 20:50:44 #
I think you are correct about signing the EULA. It does allow MS to invade your chats, links, ... The permission is probably well beyond people's preferences regarding their private data. However,we have been giving that permission to Google and other search engines for years. No doubt that info is profitable when sold to others.
Mark
Mark
Aug 6, 2015 06:32:28 #
hfb46
Loc: UK
jerryc41 wrote:
I went through this for about a week. Every time ... (show quote)
I used this route to upgrade Win7 on a Parallels 10 virtual machine running on a macbook pro. Worked Ok at beginning but virtual machine recently froze during booting. Waiting for Parallels techs to tell me how to fix it.
Aug 6, 2015 06:36:54 #
bearwitme
Loc: VA, USA
jerryc41 wrote:
I went through this for about a week. Every time ... (show quote)
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With this method did you have to input the License number during setup?? I only ask because, although I have a license number it is an OEM one and I heard you can't use that. You have to have one that does not have the OEM in the string of numbers. My Win 7 Laptop is having the same issue you reported with yours. Thanks
Aug 6, 2015 07:13:46 #
I also have the same problem. It's a windows Vista upgraded to windows7. No windows icon on the tray.
Aug 6, 2015 07:22:57 #
hfb46 wrote:
I used this route to upgrade Win7 on a Parallels 10 virtual machine running on a macbook pro. Worked Ok at beginning but virtual machine recently froze during booting. Waiting for Parallels techs to tell me how to fix it.
I figure I'll wait to put Win10 on my MacBook. There is now a Mac version of Quicken, so if they would make a WordPerfect for the Mac, I'd be all set.
Aug 6, 2015 07:34:02 #
Perhaps, your videocart has not enough memory. Must be more than 512 Mb.
Henry
Henry
Aug 6, 2015 08:32:20 #
On my computer, 10 goes through download and installation process but when I click on Accept button I get the message that the Modern Setup Host has stopped working. Then the computer starts the download again automatically. If the download is done through a thumb drive, is it a clean installation?
Aug 6, 2015 08:37:25 #
Aug 6, 2015 08:38:03 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I went through this for about a week. Every time ... (show quote)
the site Jerry provided is a good site, but be careful. There is an email going around that is a fake Windows 10 upgrade link that when clicked on installs a computer ransom virus encrypts your computer and that forces you to pay them or your computer will remain encrypted an unusable. So make sure that anything you do is really through Microsoft. Again the site Jerry gave the link to is the good and true Microsoft site.
Aug 6, 2015 08:44:05 #
Aug 6, 2015 08:54:30 #
Sendai5355 wrote:
If the download is done through a thumb drive, is it a clean installation?
Technically, a clean install takes place when the previous version has been removed, so this would not be be clean, but it is direct, with no online connection needed, a least to get it started.
Aug 6, 2015 09:05:01 #
Aug 6, 2015 09:31:53 #
brow3904
Loc: Upstate South Carolina
Kraken wrote:
I have a 6 year old dell laptop with windows 7 home premium 64 bit and SP1 4.00 GB of ram and there are no new updates to be had. I have over 75% memory left. Can anyone please tell me why I can't get windows 10. I have searched the internet and can't get a straight answer.
I've got all the updates and I registered to get Win 10 weeks ago. Everytime I click on the icon it just tells me I'm registered. I'm running the same win 7 64 bit that you are. Maybe its just being delayed for some reason. If you get a good answer I would love to hear it.
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